We’re taking the traditional potato gnocchi and turning it into a modern favourite with this homemade sweet potato gnocchi recipe. What’s great about this particular gnocchi recipe is that you don’t need to be a chef or Nona to create this simple but tasty pasta dish!
You’ll need:
2 medium sweet potatoes1 cup flour1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp nutmeg1 large egg, beaten
Get started
Pre-heat the oven to 200°CPeel and boil the potatoes in salted water until tenderDrain the potatoes and place into a large bowl with salt, nutmeg and the beaten eggMash until smoothAdd flour to a clean and even work surfaceMake a well in the centre of the flourScoop the mashed sweet potatoes into the flour wellFlour your hands and begin working the sweet potato into the flour until fully combinedRoll the dough into a log, about 2.5cm thick, and cut it into even gnocchi pieces, about 1,5cm thickGently toss each piece in flour to ensure the sweet potato gnocchi is dry before cooking
Bring a pot of salted water to the boilAdd gnocchi and leave to cookOnce the gnocchi floats to the surface of the water, remove using a slotted spoon.
To Serve
For a warm tomato based treat, we recommend using our roasted tomato pasta recipe
Or for something a little lighter, simply melt a knob some butter over a medium heat, and a few sage leaves and leave to lightly simmer before tossing the cooked gnocchi in your butter and sage sauce.
Buon Appetito!